13-letter words containing k, a, s, p
- sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
- spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
- spark chamber — a device for detecting elementary particles, consisting of a series of charged plates separated by a gas so that the passage of a charged particle causes sparking between adjacent plates.
- spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
- sparking plug — spark plug (def 1).
- speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
- speech making — act of addressing the public formally
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
- sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- spring a leak — to develop a leak
- stock company — Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- supermarketer — a person who owns or operates a supermarket.
- take the piss — mock
- truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- west pakistan — a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.
- winnepesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- winnipesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.